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the Oth October at Zarskojetelo, and on the nth Septem ber the Emperor set out from Moscow for Toula. From a report of General Yernialoff, dated the 24th of September, it seems that Abbas Mirza, after the defeat on the Clampora, had been joined by Allaiar Khan, son-in-law to the Schah, and with their united forces, amounting to 8,000 regular infantry, 15,000 regular and as many irre ular cavalry, and 25 pieces of cannon, had again passed he Tirter. General Madatoff had upon this joined, on the nig ht of the 21st, Adjutant-General Paskevitsch, in consequence of which the Persians contented them selves with taking a position on the left bank of the above mentioned river, and were obliged to raise the blockade of Schouchi. At the same time the brother of the Sardar of Erivan, had made an incursion with 3000 cavalry into the plain of Poloria, and driven off a great quantity of cattle; but the troops stationed in those parts recovered the greater part of the booty. The Sardar himself had gone towards Sehamihadil, and threatened Katask, which induced Gen. Yermaloff as all.was quiet on the line of the Caucasus, and in the provice of Daghestan, to march with three batta bons, one of which consisted of soldiers of the guard, who mutinied, and 400 Cossacks, towards Kazask, in or der to protect that district. From another report of General Yermaloff, it appears that General Pas kevitsch was attacked on the 25th September by the Per sians, to the number of 3,500 men, commanded by Abbas Mirza in person, and three of his sons ; but that the as sailants, after a short engagement, fled in disorder, leaving behind 1,100 prisoners, 80 caissons, and a quantity of bag gage. The loss of the Russians was 50 killed, among whom was General Gretoff, and 250 wounded. The enemy was pursued in his flight, and when the latest re port was sent off, it was thought that the whole province of Karabasch was already delivered from the Persians. This victory was considered so important that the guns were tired at St. Petersburg, and the city illuminated on the occasion. AMSTERDAM, OCT. 27. Private accounts have been received here from the South of the Peloponnesus, to the 22d Sept. News hard been received at Napoli di Romania that the attempts to storm the Acropolis of Athens had been repulsed by the brave garrison. The troops assembled to relieve the place had made another effort to succour their besieged brethren, Which ended in a brilliant victory, in which the enemy is said to have lost nearly 2,000 men. This event is the more fortunate for the Greeks, as it is said that the Sul tan has given orders to put the whole garrison to the sword. In the Peloponnesus there was, on the 3lst successful action with Ibrahim, in which a great quantity of horses and cattle was taken. The latter were distri buted for the support of the indigent. Dr. P. H. Scot, an Englishman, arrived here yesterday, from Paris, and is gone to-day to Groningen. Exchange on London-40f. 5c.; two months, 40f. 2c. The visit of Mr. CANNING to the Capital of France, it l►as not led to any political or commercial con sequences of importance, has at least had the effect of Producing a very favourable impression on the minds of she French nation of the character, talent, and address °f our distinguished Statesman ; and this impression is Well calculated to lead them imperceptibly to admire the liberal and manly policy of the Government of Which he forms so prominent a feature. The French papers, one and all, pay homage to the deme a nour of the Right Hon. Secretary, and give him "Wit for having been too acute to be deceived by the trickery and plausibility of M. VILLELE. The Courier Francais finishes a long article on Mr. CANNING by saying— " Mr. CANNING will have heard much—spoke. little---and believed still less. He will have pene 'rated the objects of those by whom , it was endea v f °lvred to surround him, to- catechise him, bin, rom ~ hose hands he has more than once escaped.— He will have attentively read France, as she really is, with his ow _ n eyes, in spite of the mists interposed by a Alinist ry , com plete d isunion essentially anti-national, and whose from public opinion must strike even its most devoted partisans. " It is even to be feared he may have concluded, that while such a Ministry continues, and labours inces !Andy to make us retrograde to a period which it is I ,!_illnasible we should ever have again, any thing may attempted, without our concurrence, estimating as nothin g our Government, in the political balance of the two worlds. " It is in this point of view we can understand that the journey o f Mr. CANNING has probably had no " b eterminate obj ec t ; an d that it has been unattended any positive resu lts, beyond those which the inevit awe course of antecedent events indicated. " We shall add, that he has not, while here, com mitted any of those faults of which the public are en lightened and severe judges—that in a capital where the Octt of conversation is so fine and delicate , and where e r l tic iani is so vigilant with regard to every s tran g er w 1 0 hears a distinguished name, Mr. CANNING has tueeeeded, by the appropriate character of his language, 11 4" apparent impartiality between conflicting opi tiwne, by the kindness of his sentiments, by the, mil li,'" declaration of his known principles in favour of uevtY, and by his demeanor , at all times simple and ; t u ,,, ll l : 3 .h il tvosive, to conciliate and attract every sentiment which Le can be an object of envy." Tits is; indeed, a high tribute to the Right Hon. entleman, and we are satisfied that it is not more than he justly deserves. It remains for him now to follow up the advantage which he hail • h u made on the l e! in the favourable impression he be will do by his nspilel'lß of the French, by proving, as will be eagerly read ie•-118 in the Pritish Senate, which vr i Government; in respect"l:' that the policy of their with this country, is as unwi s e intercourse interests of France as it is illiber j ousip to the That the prosperity and happiness oifn might be best promoted by a free both countries unrestricted inter change of their productions, and that • while Great Bri tain has already shown the sincerity of 1 • ier desire to promote these objects by the measures hhe has adopted, It will be owing to the weak and illiberal policy of th e french Cabinet alone, if they cannot I.)* persevered in. It will have been observed by our report of the Pundit, that the prices of all descriptions of Stock rather declined yesterday, and that they have sus tained a further depression to-day. This is not to be attributed to any one very prominent cause, but t o a combination of various circumstances which are much against any advance in the value of public Se cutlass ; and the effect of which has been hitherto C o nly counterbalanced by the amount of unempl o yed C aliital in the hands of the Bankers of London. The tytiosider th ere f ore i s , not that the prices of St oc k s s h ou ld "line, but that they should have reached their pre sent elev a ti on . t is stated by o u r City Correspondent, to h a v e b ten ascertained, that the total amount of the Bills -.aid to have been received from Colombia for the pay molt of the Dividends, does not exceed 10,0061., which bears but a small proportion to the total sum required. These Bills are drawn upon the Colombian Mining Company. it is also stated, that the firm of BARING and Co. advanced only 30,0001. towards the payment of the last Dividends on Mexican Stock, and that they hold towards the payment of the next Divi dends the sum of 20,000/. being part of the balance transferred to them by Messrs. BARCLAY, HERRING, and Co. The Colonial Market is said to have suffered also a considerable depression. Our City Correspondent attributes this to the fact, which ha states, that the largest proportion of the Foreign vessels which have brought Corn to our ports, return in ballast, without taking any of our goods in exchange. This is very likely the case on the first re newal of the Foreign Corn Trade—but as soon as the growers and exporters of Corn from the Conti nental ports come into receipt of the returns for their cargoes, orders for goods from England will be an inevitable consequence. Our readers would have observed by our Corn Market report in yesterday's Paper,. that the prices of all descriptions of Grain were again on the advance. We by no means regret this circumstance, as it will more and more convince all classes of the propriety and necessity of the measures which his Majesty's Ministers have already resorted to, and of adopting those which will be submitted to the consideration of Parliament ! The feeling has become so strong in favour of an alteration of the general system of the Corn Laws, that it will be impossible for any set of interested persons to stem the torrent of public opi nion; and we earnestly hope, therefore, that an oppo sition which can not be successful, but which might, and undoubtedly would, excite angry feelings towards the Landowners generally, will be abandoned—and that all classes of Society will unite, for the accomplish ment of an alteration of the Corn Law system. The American Papers mention that Admiral Sir ISAAC COFFIN has endowed an academy at Nantucket, for the education of the descendants of the family of COFFIN, the five trustees and preceptor of which are always to be persons of that name. We had heard it mentioned, that the• Gallant Admiral's original inten tion was to found a naval academy for persons of his name ; but we could hardly suppose that with all his attachment to his American connections, he would thus establish a perpetual nursery for officers of the American navy—for the purpose, in fact, of serving against the country in whose service be himself holds so high a rank. As this purpose seems to have been abandoned, we presume that Sir IsA.Ac has determined that all the Collins shall be brought up to some grave profession ; and we suppose that their name will moulder on till the Reign of Death itself is at an end. Now that the Sessions are in full play—with gaol delivery at the Old Bailey, and general gaol delivery for petty charges throughout the country—it behoves the people of England, and still more their rulers, to watch how business, in the current acceptation of the word, is disposed of, for all are interested, more or less, in the matter ; the first, - in being liable to undergo the practice of the laws, and, the others, in the more de lightful province of putting them in execution. Watch men and police-officers are sworn foes to mercy. Next to the pleasure of catching a thief is the mag nanimity of setting him at. liberty, with the proapectiva certainty of catching him again—and the fiendish rap ture of seeing an old friend with a new face so irre trievably committed as to , be beyond redemption. Then is the season for pity without a tear, and con solation without a sigh.--pity, that humbles the suf ferer in his fallen state—and consolation, that points too surely to the certainty of his punishment; for the officers of justice have no mercy save in the confiden tial assurance that they must do their duty, and that the prisoner had better make up his mind to be a man for the last time in his life, to show the world that he could have done better, had they but allowed him an opportunity of deceiving them once more ! But our immediate object is with the officers of justice—not their game; though we are abundantly assured that they too frequently catch game merely to feel their pulse, and set them at liberty till they are ripe— in other words, till their weight render them a fit and prOfitable commodity. . Of this at present un profitable description, one hundred and fifty worthless wretches were liberated from Tothill Fields Prison and discharged by Proclamation, because the Grand Jury found no bills against them ! One hundred and fifty innocent beings turned out of prison at the last West minster Sesstons—ptinished for their misfortunes, and turned loose upon society with tarnished reputations— loss of self respect—and bearing the contamination of Bridewell and the Tread-mill upon their future con duct—for character they have none. Surely all this deserves consideration—is worthy of some remedy— for a less number of individuals have, before now, turned the tide of.battle, and won or saved an empire. That there must be some grievous defect in the causes productive of such lamentable consequences there can be no doubt ; and there can be less doubt that these injurious causes should be speedily removed by those who have the God-like power to spare the innocent and punish the guilty. The real cause why so many prisoners are set at liberty is simply that there were no just grounds for depriv ing them of it. The fault rests with the Magistrates wh o co mmit them indiscriminately, to save their patience the tediousness of solving a difficult case, or from in capacity of understandin& it ; or perhaps more frequently from a misconceived notion of the extent of their com mitting jurisdiction. But the prime cause originates in the profligacy and tyrannous conduct of watchmen on the community, and catch - -those corrupt purveyors of gaols, who for lack of legal "e poach unmercifully a they ean--for all is 6h that comes to their net— as a watchman may seem; crawling ail the unfortunate cost, before h Feeble and drowsy t prisoners know too well to their the are set at liberty. muttering the pace, and instructor a e of j ustice along at a surly day, yet how much d that contempti bleinpower is vested represeittativ 'midnight h.haoturamaotinbpiivioaek of of thieves, and of burglars for many robbers first serve their after wards turn their ktennticeship as watchmen, owledge to account by robbing those houses which they before protected! Let not the public wonder be ex • h h. and elted--t ese t hing s have oc curred—do occur — an d . w . ll • ti ll b. cannot au men are better paid—for miserably off; from the * now many of . 5 ° i n occur again, them We ar : _ _ mistaken e nomy of Parish co Boards, that they pport their families...4nd they are thus dricien by necessity to sake up the di- ficiency by plunder: But who ran expect common honesty for eighteen-pence or two shillings a night— s cold winter's night ! If honesty is to be purchased, it must, like other commodities, find its invn level in the market, and rise in price according as there is an increased deniand or scarcity of the article. On this principle the price paid fOr ;justice must be in the in verse ratio of that paid for honegY; A watchman who is paid too little for his honesty pays himself vdr, conscientiously, bylevying contributions on the public in the shape of swearing an assault against the first man he meets, and then compromising the charge for a small compensation. And many people are thus imposed upon, because they dread the very idea of figuring at a police-office, where the Ander will get six other watchmen to swear to the assault. But the caprice of these preliminary traps of justice is as proverbial as their insolence and gross corruption ; and they are, in a great measure, encouraged in their iniquitous proceedings by the too easy belief of the Magistrates to their iM . probable fabrications. In nine cases out of tett the watchman's complaint carries the day, and when the tables are turned against him, he is merely let off with a reprimand. A watchman, like the owl, reigns, or fancies that he ought to reign, sole monarch of the night, and will let no other music than his own disturb *the midnight gloom. It was but the other night that a gentleman, in going home along the New Road, beguiled the journey by whistlinf his favourite air of " Over the water to Charlie" ' when he was suddenly arrested in his musical career by Charlie jumping over the .kennel to him ! But that was not all, the Gentleman was actually lodged in the watch-house, to roost with other birds, for making a disturbance. The thing was too preposterous—but although the gentleman had paid so dearly for his whistle, the watchman was only reprimanded ! If a stronger . proof of watchmen's aversion to other music than their own were wanted, we might instance a case in the City, where the guardians of - the night actually broke open a house where two females were singing— and because they did not choose to desist, they were carried off to the watch-house ! Here is a precious sample of personal security in a free country ! These watchmen were admonished to be more circumspect for the future, and threatened with being suspended— not *by the neck—but by the Parish Board. To come nearer home, one of the thieves, who had robbed our office, was suffered to escape by a watchman of St. Martin's, who opened the door, to his friend, saying, " let him have another chance.!" and the fellow fled, hilt the watch which had been stolen was not found on the other thief. And these are the witnesses to night charges and assaults, upon whose slippery evidence so many inno cent people are committed weekly to take their trial at the Sessions ! If the steps to the temple of jus tice be so corrupt and rotten, how can the fabric stand ? But this accounts for the vast disproportion between the number committed and those convicted, which clearly proves that the Magistrates should be more strict in their investigations, or their power of committal abridged. 'But nothing so much opens men's eyes in these matters, as experience, and for the benefit of the community at large, we should like amazingly, that Mr. PEEL were one night taken in up d isguise on suspicion of being concerned in some burglary, or disturbance of the peace, and he would be greatly edified by the pilgrim's progress to the House of Correction: If he happened to bribe one watch man, and thought himself secure, he would be taken up by another for attempting to run away, and so fleeced by . the whole gang. But if he should threaten to complain of their misconduct to the magistrate, they would add assault to robbery, and all swear what a rough customer they had to deal with before he could be finally secured ! He might attempt to write a memorial to the Secretary of State, and hand it to be forwarded to the Home Office, but the watchman would coolly light his pipe with the petition, and smoke the complaint in the Right Honourable Gen tleman's face ! Only one such lesson would go farther to purify the , administration of justice, than a thousand volumes of, legal absurdity about the improvement of the criminal code. THE FUNDS. CITY, Twelve a' Cluck. At the commencement of business this morning Consuls were 813 3 for account, they have aim been 811 j, and are now 813, alternately buyers and sellers ; the market, which is rather flat, contains a considerable quantity of Money Stock ; India Bonds and Exchequer Bills are rather lower, the former at 40 1, the latter 24 5 pm. This being settling day in the Foreign Fuuds, the chief employment of the Brokers is in making tip accounts; Mexican Bonds, 633; Colombian have been 393, but have de clined since the comm e n cemen t o f huskies, and may be quoted at 883 9. The general opinion seems rather fora fall in these secu rities; in the mean time the Jamaica packet is anxiously looked for by all the parties interested in South American Stocks, and some fears are entertained for her safety, in consequence of the tempestuous weather since the period fixed for her sailing, Sept. 5, so, much so that the Underwriters are asking a premium of 5 and 6 per Cent. on property by her. Shares continue heavy, with few transactions, at t h e quotations of yesterday. Three per Cent. Consuls, 813 3 ; Ditto for Account, 813 3 ; India 4 per Cent. Bonds, 40 1 pms ; Exchequer Bills, 24 5 pm. Foszrax FUNDL—Brasilian, 641 51; Buenas Ayres, 62 3 ; Chilian, 363 73; Colombian, 1824, 393 3 ; Mexican 5 per Cent., 531 4 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 633 4 ; Peruvian, 30 1 ; Danish, 58i 9; Greek, 131 3 ; Russian, 85 3 ; Spanish, 11 3. filtsms.—Anglo Mexican, 45 21 die. ; United Mexican, 121 111 dis. ; Pasco Peruvian, 143 133 dis. ; Real del Monte, 110 20 pm. ; Tlalpuxahua, 45 50 pm. ; Bolivar, 1 3 pm. ; Worn blau, 8 9 per Share. SLlARlS.—Alliance Fire and Life, 9 10 per Share; Ditto Marine, 41 5 per Share; British Iron Company, 273 63 die; Welch Iron and Coal Company, 18 16 dia. Two o' Clock. Consols have been SI i for Account, but are now 811 ; Four per Cent. 01 ; Nieziean Bonds, 63/ ; Colombian Stock, 38 ; Peruvian, 30 I. THREE O' CL 0 CK. Consols for Account, 811 f. s FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Danish B on d s 58i Consols 8111 Do. for AG 81u Greek Do. 1825 13f Brazilian Bonds 64f Mexican Do. 1825, 64q Buenos Ayres Do. 63 Peruvian Do. 30 Chili= Do. 36} Russian Do. 85 Columbian, 1824, 38 Spanish Do. 11 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LLOYD'S.--cTuts Day.) DIAL, OCT. 30.—About daylight this morning the whole of the outward-bound sailed, with a light wind from N.E. Towards noon it fell nearly calm, and several ships let go their anchors. In the course of the afternoon a breeze has sprung up from S.W. The Matchless, for Liverpool, a tratwport Ship, and two brig' , apparently coast ers , 'k e ep turning to southward, and Jill the rest have put back, and r emain. COWtII Oct. 30.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived from London, Alexander, for Jamaica, and Hero, for Trinidad. The Swallow, Nicholson, which arrived hers yesterday from Rio, is gone into 1 harbour to repair damage. . OLD BAILEY SESSIONS—(rufs DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the Copotatt SzaczAtur.) CUTTING AND MAIMING. Joieph Gardner stood itdieted for cutting and maiming Sa muel Knight, with an intent to ad him some bodily harm. The prosecutor stated, that he had bean acquainted with the prisoner t.t7 three years; he met him on thi day laid in the in dictment, in White Li'br.-street, Chelsea, with a knife in his hand, which witness desired him to pit aside, and at the same time he laid hold of his left arm; whereupted he stabbed witness, then seized him by the neck, and endeavoured to throVi him c:Cwn; he flidi gabbed witness inside the right thigh ; the prisond.wat I Veil the time. fect.y se , The prisoner in hii hence said, that he had been for a long time in his Majesty's serVicti et 4 bad received a wound in his head, which at times affected his senses. Ile was nearly blind, and subject to fits. That he was robbed on daft in question, and was, in consequence thereof, in a 'violent passiom The Costmon SisAGEANT summed up, and observed, that the charge was of a serious nature. If the Jury were of opinion that it had been done with malice aforethought, it would amount to a capital offence. It appeared that the prisoner was in a violent passion at the time, fecnn what cause remains a secret ; but t he fact of his having been in a rage excluded the idea of malice afore thoUght. —Verdict, "Not Guilty." ARSON. (Before MID Justice Paax and Mr. Baron Gannow.) Charles Thomas White, aged 23, stood indicted for felo niously setting tire to and burning a certain house, situate in the Parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields. There were two other indict utenifi foi the tame crime, varying the terms of the charge. Thepritithet pleaded Not Guilty, and addressed the Jury, hoping that if any of them &flanged to . the parish in which the occur rence took place they would Withdrew. It appeared that none of them belonged to that parish. • Mr. ANDREWS opened the pleadings. Mr. ALLEY stated the case. The,..indictment, he observed, was diversified, in order to meet the facts of the case. One count charged him with committing the crime with an intent to defraud the British Insurance Company, another with an intent to injure his neighbours, a third to ipjure his landlord. On the 30th of May last, the prisoner raised the Insurance of his proper from 6001 . to 2,8001., end in two mont hs after, the house weety discovered to be on fire. A person named Lazarus, and his family lived in the house, and the prisoner on that occasion accused the servant maid of it, in consequence of which the matter was thoroughly investigated at II Police Office, and no evidence having appeared agal..nst the girl, the matter was dropped at the stiggestion of ON_ prisoner ; that fire was happily extinguished, but soffit remnants Of link , were discovered, which induced the supposition that .they Yati been the cause of the fire ; and it having appeared that some person like the prisoner had purchased links the day previously at Mr. Bradford's, the circumstance operated strongly against him. The learned council having detailed the circumstances of the se cond fire, as will appear in the eviderue, called the following witnesses. Michael Shine was a watchman in the parish of St. (ilex's-iii' the-Fields, heard au alarm of fire on the night of the 4th Of Au gust, at the house of the prisoner, 265, High Holborn; when he went to the house the door Was shut, and Mr. Lazarus, who lived in the upper part of the hem, opened it for him, he went down the kitchen stairs, and saw that the tire commenced beneath ; could not say how long it had been on fire ; he got was ter and quenched it; he broke up two steps of the kitchen stains to see if there was any fire remaining ; other persons poured down water from the upper part of the house. The fire appeded to him to have arisen from fire hanging down from the gas. In about half an boor afterwards he returned, and a fireman showed him part of some links : on seeing that be Nam satisfied that the fire was occasioned by links. A model. of the house was then produced, and the witness described the fire as taking place under the kitchen stairs : there was a ladder placed against the closet door : he-saw the prisoner and Mr. Lazarus when he went in; the prisoner had a grey frock morning gown on him; he went into the back parlour, and saw nothing amiss. Cress-examined by Mr. Ant:metros—Witness had been much talked to about this since the examination at Marlborough-street ; gave evidence at that office respecting the flame burning down, to he best of his belief ; but this evidence was respecting the fire on the 18th ; for he was not examined as to the fire on the 4th. Samuel Furman, examined by Mr. A L LEY..--AVIS watch house-keeper of St. Giles's ; and discovered a fire at two o'clock on the morning of the 4th of August, at the prisoner's house ; his (witness's) brother, and a person named Reilly, were there before him, as were also several gentlemen ; the fire was almost out when he came ; on going down stairs, he observed to the pri soner ; " there is something wrong about this fire ;" all underneath was burnt to cinders. He asked the prisoner if he suspected any one in the house? The prisoner said, that previous to the fire, the table in the front kitchen had been set on tire by some person ; he (witness) examined the table ; it appeared that some liquid had been on it, as it was burnt in the middle ; he asked the prisoner who had the care of it ; the prisoner said, that no one but Mr. Lazarus and his servant had access to the kitchen, and that be suspected the servant had set it on fire ; Margaret Drew was' called down stairs, and there was some altercation about who should give charge of her. Lazarus said he should, as she was his servant ; he then made a search with Reilly, when the latter found two pieces of links, they were about eight inches long; on examining the stairs he (witness) found a quan tity of pitch, which seemed to hare fallen from the link which fitted the place on the stairs where the pitch was. He then went into the kitchen, and asked the prisoner whether he had any links in his house ; prisoner replied, that he never had ; the girl was then taken into custody; there was no gas conductor behind where the fire took place. On the 11th of August the prisoner and Lazarus carne to witness; the former said that he had been dining with his mother the day before, who told him that there had been links in the house six or eight months ago. Witness said that he wanted to go to Mr. Bradford's, where he understood some finite had been bought. He asked Mr. W. what he wanted links for six or eight months ago ; he said he had a party of friends who were sitting in the yard, end as the candles were blown out, the links served to light them again; on the following day the pri soner, with some others, went with witness to Mr. Bradford's ; Lazarus said to Bradford, " Am I the man who bought the links ?" Bradford replied, " You are not ;" it had been said by Bradford that the links had been bought on the 4th of August, between eleven and one, the prisoner replied, " I can prove by two witnesses that I was in bed at twelve ;" Bradford said, " I could tell better if I maw the person in his morning gown ;" Lazarus said, " I will go home and put on any different dress ;" witness said to the prisoner, " You'll have no objection to go home, put on your morning gown, and let Mr. Bradford see you ?" the prisoner replied, " I shill do nothing of the kind, for I will not make a puppet-show of myself;" witness saw the prisoner in his morning gown on the occasion of the fire, when next he saw him in that dress the sleeves bad been cut a little shorter. Philip. Reilly examined by Mr. ANDREW I.—Was present at the fire on the 4th of,Auguat, and there found the remnants of links (which witness now produced) ; examined the kitchen next day, and found several drops of pitch and tar on the floor between the kitchen grate, and where fire was on the staircase; these drops appeared of the seine composition as the links ; witness cut them out and they burned. Thomas Dodwell examined by Mr. Austr.-Isa shopman in the house of Mr. Bradford, and recollects sonic person buying links on the 4th day of August last, between eleven and one, believes the prisoner is the man ; the remnants of links now produced are very like those which witness sold; the p erson who purchased the links, was dr e s sed in a g re y mornin g g own. Wit ness saw the prisoner in his morning gown, on the 4th of October, in St. Giles's watch-house; it was very like the gown worn by the person who purchased the links, but it was cut shorter in the skirts. Witness recollects that the prisoner came with another gentleman on the 10th of August ; asked if Mr. Bradford was at home; witness said he was not; prisoner replied, " my name is White, and I came about the links." Witness said, "we want none." Prisoner said, " I don't mean that, hut 1 have heard that you said I had purchased some links of you." He (witness) replied,a sass, i "hood' could I sa y so, when I did nut know you; some person b se ieg a gray morning gown, bought links here. Prisone r . that is the dress 1 wear. T h e im p ression on witness 's mind that the prisoner was the man ; he did not tell him so, be... cause he did not wish to impute it to him. The links had been taken away in a blue bag. L Is I ; R u e v4 parson vs purchasing al oilman in Broad-street , ili df S d Cross-examined by Mr. Anowsus—lt was his. master w h o so ld the links. By the Court's—Witness has seldom been asked for li n k s s i nce the establishment of gas li g hts, exce p t b y bo y s on the s th of No vember. William , G examined is and by Mr. recollectsA two links, on the 4th of Aug. between 1 1 and 1 o'clock, or a little after ;he paid four - pence for the links, and carried the m oar in a Btaotr. blue bag. He (witness) saw the prisoner an d someother person on the Itth of August; Lazarus asked him if he person who had purchased the links, he said T • * wee the no. his witness co , rohorated the evidence of Furzunin, as to what at that interview, and added, " I have seen the tea place at the watchhouse in his morning dress, and h e Very.min 'll re sembles the person who bought th e li n k s of me. " Exaniined by Mr. Pommts—The coat which the prisoner wore it the watch-have soar a little eltorter thatt that which the person wore who had purchased. the links. By the COURT—There was no body else in the &hop at the time except witness's boy. Humphrey Lazarus examined by Mr. Attic-v.—ls a jeweller and general dealer, and lived, on the 4th August in the prisoner's , house ; he occupied the first floor, two rooms on the garret, souk the front kitchen; had a wife and family there; the gas-cocks were in the front kitchen, to which prisoner bad access to turn the gas ; on the 4th of August, after he (witness) went to bed, be was awoke by the smoke ; on getting up, he put his head out of the who had rung the bell. Foreman. window, and cried out " fire !" then went down stairs, and opened the d eti o a : l, ;fowr when n e I t l v e a n tc a l m in e t hy n e4 , :h questioned witness's girl respecting the fire ; she denied in the passage, and said " Mr. White, I really he went in with him to the parlour. im teprl:shecuouteee her ; m 3, et ir th it_ e .;: and he (witness) was of course obliged to give her I fr :vo m ul ti d me n l o va t p se r e is n on oth er i l n aA2.. o 4 i nfl anto.l at e . near replied, "ills. White, when be said " If I wislre do not know what you mean ; you first make me take up the girt, :nd now yon tell me you wilt not prosecote , • witness attended at ts: Police Office, the girl was discharged or the Ist of August ; ober:veil a ladder placed to the ttsi, door at the top of the house ; t hi s bider' used to be in the kitchen ; he removed it from the trap door, but it remained on the stairs until the fire ;he never bought links Bradford's shop, nor put any under the stairs. _Cross examined by Mr. Anotruus—ls not a workli:g jeweller; by a general dealer he means that he buys cloth and ever 7 thing ; the place under the stairs where the fire broke nut belongs Mr. White attended the police office next day along with witszees, but was not examined. When the girl was dismissed from the charge of setting the house on fire she was detained on a charge made by him for stealing some things ; she was tried and acquitted at the last session ; witness was not allowed his expences. The garret-room in which he slept was, of all rooms in the house, the most remote from the fire, yet he perceived it first, and , gave the alarm ; thinks that Mr. White was coming out of his room as he came down stairs; the trap door was open from the Ist of August until the 4th, yet he never told the prisoner ; he left the house on the Bth ; his property re mained there, and was distrained for the midsummer rent by the prisoner. Juliet Lateral, the wife of last witness, corroborated his testi mony, and stated that the prisoner's family and her's had been ow the best terms previously to the fire. Catherine Taylor, examined by Mr. ANDRE*S.—Is servant of the prisoner ; the ladder was generally kept in the kitchen, bet the boy having occasion to go on the cock-loft, he asked his master if he might take up the ladder ; hisanaster said yes, and the boy took it up on the Ist or 2d of August • on the night of the fire witness's master and mistress went to bed at twelve. He went about ten minutes after. Iler master and mistress went out to Fulham for the two days following the fire ; she remained in the house, but did not g(> to !wed at night, iu consequence of the request of Mr. and Mrs. Ltotarus. Crow-examine!' by Mr. Anot.enus--ifer master was engaged in the parlotur with a Piend previously to his going to bed. On the night in question she ',vas alarmed by the cry of fire at one o'clock. Master and mistress 1,...N1 been at the Coburg Theatre on the ad, and did not come home unti; two o'clock that night ; was very wet ; he did not get up next day unti; 12, nor breakfast' till one. when witness removed the breakfast things; he was reading in the parlour ; the saw him after between that and Ginner, both in the shop and psrlont ; she did not see him going out at all ; he wore his morning gown on that day; the sleeves were subgequently re paired, but she could not say that they were made shorter. Margaret Drew examined by Mr. Awnazws—Wu servant to Mr. Learns when he lived at the prisoner's; did not set the house on fire, and lied no pitch on her hands at that time. Cross-examined by Mr. Pitsuars--.-Remernbers having' been examined by Furzmart, the officer, on the night of the fire; wit ness's hands were ell dirty and wet, but it was from having been putting her boots (which were wet and dirty) on previously. Mr. Furman said it was pitch that was on her hands, but wit ness Ladd it Was not; she lived nearly twelve months after, and had no difference with him ; but he accused her of having burned the table some time before ; on the night of the fire witness went to-bed about 12 o'clock, and met the prisoner on the stairs ;he bid her good night; it was customary for Mr. White to go down every night to turn the gas. Be-examined by Mr. Artnarws—At the time of the fire wit ness had clothes and other property in the house. By the Cover---Witness did not set the Louse on fire ent of spite to Mr. Lazarus ; had no quarrel with the prisoner or his family. Joseph Coxhead, examined by Mr. ALLEY.—Ie a bookseller, and attended at the prisoner's house at the time of the first fire; considered the stock which was then in the house, worth 100/. ; had frequently seen his stock before, and had never observed any alteration that would encrease it from 100/. to 2,800!. Wm. Hopkinson, the landlord of the premises proved that they insured f n 700/. A Clark froin the British Eire Assurance Office produced the policy of insurance entered into by the prisoner, whereby he in sured hie property to the amount of 3,b00/. on the 30th of May; another clerk proved that the prisoner hid at that time cancelled another policy for 1000/. Wm. Wilson, a bookseller in High Holborn, did not eat:odder the stock of the prisoner worth more than 800!. at the time its question. This was the case for the prosecution. The prisoner was about to enter on his defence, at the time re►a went to press. NEW COURT. Philibert Matthew, watch-case maker, Hyde-street, Blooms bury-square, was indicted for transposing from ace gold watch case to another, the Hallmark of the Goldsmiths' Company. Yee diet— Guilty. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-(THIS DA N%) Edmond Toddman was indicted for assaulting William Eaton, on the 14th of this month. He was found Guilty, and : sentenced to four months' impri sonment. _ . _ Joseph Sharp, Wm. Maysten, George Dalton, and Jeremiah Wolley, were indicted for a riot on the 19th of August, at the house of a cheesemonger iu Rosemary-lane, named Marshall. They went to execute a distress warrant from the ground land lord, who had a disputed title to the house. The facts have best several times before the public. 13y the evidence to-day they did not appear to have committed more violence than was necessary to remove the goods distrained on the 14th, and which had not been replevied. The mob assembled appeared to have been against the present defendants. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the Chairman sen tenced Joseph Sharpe, the broker, to two months' hard labour. Wm. Manton, his clerk, and the other two, who were potters, to one month each. FASLIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. THE DUKE OF YORK.---The excellent improved state of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, is partly owing to the complete return of his Royal High liess a sound natural rest, which the Royal Duke has enjoyed during . the last fortnight. The Lord Chan cellor paid a visit yesterday to the Royal Duke, at the residence of the Duke of Rutland, in Arlington-street. His Royal Highness was engaged the greater part of the morning, yesterday, transacting official business with his Military Secretary, and other official Gen tlemen. Mr. Secretary Peel left his residence in Privy Gar. dens on Sunday about 12 o'clock, for the Royal Lodge, Windsor Park, where Mr. Peel had. a long audience of the Kin g . M r . P ee l returnedto town about seven o'clock on Sunday evening. The Right Honourable Charles G ' rant V "" P " - Went of the B oar d o f Trade, ' and Representative Parliament for the County of Inverness, and Robert Grant, Esq. M.P. for this district of Burghs, being at present in Porres, the Provost, Magistrates, and Town Council, at their animal Michaelmas Meeting held on the 21st current, availed themselves of this opportunity of conferring 00 these distinguished gentlemen the freedom of the Burgh.---Inverness Courier. fIAY MARKETS.-I,Tiils DA v. ) (At per Load of 66 Troupe.) *l'. JAMES'S. L o wland Mea dow I lay.l: 5 3 5 to s Clover Hay ... 4 5 Oat Straw 14, tt 4 upland Ditto 1 ste 4 '5 5 'Wheat Ditto arwie flay weelleadow Hay supply moderately good, and trade a little alive ; prises as en Saturday. SMITHFIELD. Lowland Meadow flay/S oto 4 0 Clover Hay generally ;t4 10 ton 0 Upland Ditto ityt-grus Hay 4 0 5 Oat straw New Meadow Hay .... 315 6 0 Wheat Ditto 110 112 Supply good, trade dull, and price, barfly saiouary,